Just after I whinged to both the Canadian and the UK branch of the family that all the snow has melted and it was a dark, dingy, muddy and miserable day, suddenly the temperature dropped, the skies opened and it got all white and sparkling again. The photos were taken this morning, because by the time I discovered the pretty snow cover it was dark. The tits had also returned and made pigs of themselves (now there's a mixed metaphor if I ever saw one!) with all the sunflower seeds and fat we put out.
Our own Christmas lunch was really gorgeous: Roy had his fillet steak with a slightly pink middle, which could have been rarer - he said. Still, it was delicious and now that I know that the quality of beef from this butcher is OK, he can have it going moo next time. I made a complete pig of myself with the piece of salmon I got and even risked a little bit of stinky. For those not in the know "stinky" is a special mayonnaise we have been using since the 1970's when we learnt how to make it from a Swiss friend. It consists of: mayonnaise, ketchup, mild mustard, garlic, chives, salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar. Yum, yum!!! Its name comes from the high garlic content!!
Today's lunch is roasted peppers for me and roast chicken for Roy. I think I will have the remains of the salmon for a cold salmon salad in the evening. I am still chasing Sheila & Co. for a phone chat. They seem to be always out when I ring them. Well, she is off to Toby's tomorrow, so I have today to catch them in sometime today, as I have no numbers for Toby.
Must go now as the fire needs topping up. Once that big stove gets going it takes very little work to keep it piping hot. It is amazing therapy for my arthritic back leaning against it. Aahhhhhhh!!
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